genus

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈdʒinəs/ UK /ˈdʒiːnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level

The domestic dog belongs to the genus Canis.

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1 noun · a taxonomic rank grouping... class category kind group type sort

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Derived forms genericgenerical

Related forms gender genre general

Etymology

From Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget').

genus Latin *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# genus

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdʒinəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈdʒiːnəs

## Meanings
1. a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level

## Examples
- The domestic dog belongs to the genus Canis.

## Synonyms
- class
- category
- kind
- group
- type
- sort

## Derived Forms
- generic
- generical

## Related Forms
- gender
- genre
- general

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: genus
- Root: *ǵenh₁-

## Etymology
From Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget').

## AI Etymology
Genus comes from Latin 'genus' ('birth, race, kind, class'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*ǵenh₁-' ('to give birth, beget'). The historical trail runs through Latin genus and Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. In modern use it means a taxonomic rank grouping related species above the species level. Derived formations include generic, generical; related forms include gender, genre, general.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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